2016 Quetta police station attack

The 2016 Quetta police station attack occurred on 24 October 2016 when Lashkar-e-Jhangvi launched an attack on a police training center in the Pakistani city of Quetta, killing 60 people and wounding over 118. Three militants entered the police station and took hundreds of cadets hostage, engaging in a standoff against Pakistani troops. When the police attempted to storm the building, the attackers detonated suicide vests, with two blowing themselves up and one being shot before he could do so. The attack was claimed by the Islamic State, but a faction of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi was blamed for the attack.